Re: [EXIM] Exim wishlist: tar-baby / RBL / SPAM

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Author: Kuyper Hoffman
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To: Tom
CC: kuyper, ph10, evan, exim-users
Subject: Re: [EXIM] Exim wishlist: tar-baby / RBL / SPAM
> > I'm not sure how easy this would be to implement. It might
> > certainly add quite a bit to the DB but it *would* have the effect
> > of really pissing the SPAMMing site.
>
> Would it? Seems like it would avoid bombing problems. Spammers don't
> often tune up their mail systems that well, so mail is delivered in little
> dribbles over a period of days. It would very difficult to tell who is
> spamming and who isn't.


Granted, but it is an additional form of protection, certainly
against DoS attacks, no?

Our machine frequently takes fairly hard hits, admittedly not all of
that is Spam, and any protection would help.

Anyone else have any thoughts?

Cheers
Kuyper
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